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NAHB Survey: Builders Willing to Learn about Alternatives to Wood Framing
Beginning in mid-2020, lumber prices have seen record increases and, despite recent declines, remain at historic highs. As the construction industry bounces back from the pandemic, home builders report having good results with cold-formed steel (CFS) framing, which is...
Award-Winning SOS Children’s Villages Project Pulls Off Intriguing Geometry with Steel
Photo courtesy of raSmith The new SOS Children’s Villages Roosevelt Square community center located in Chicago, Illinois is an 11,000-square-foot space completed in October 2020. This single-story building was constructed with a heavy timber post and beam...
SFIA Reports Big Jump in Q2 Steel Stud Volume
The cold-formed steel (CFS) framing production output continued to grow in the second quarter 2021, reaching full recovery in output levels after a rocky 2020. According to the latest Quarterly Market Data Report for Q2 2021, released by the Steel Framing Industry...
One Architecture Firm’s Post-Pandemic Future Includes Steel Framing
As the construction industry bounces back from the pandemic, building developers are hoping to get projects done on time. With lumber still at premium levels, architecture firm DSGNworks is looking to cold-formed steel (CFS) to save time, money and labor shortages for...
Navy Pier’s First Hotel Features Steel Framing to Reduce Weight
In an engineering achievement, the Navy Pier’s first hotel is now open for business. The 233-room Sable* at Navy Pier in Chicago features the use of cold-formed steel (CFS) floor joists and structural framing on the hotel’s top 5-floors to reduce the weight on the...
Construction Companies Adjust to the Vagaries of Wood Prices by Building with Steel
Excalibur Construction, Inc., Sheridan, Wy., used to order its building materials on a per-house basis. As of May, the firm was ordering materials by the semi-truck, even though bulk purchasing doesn’t solve all supply bottlenecks. “There are definitely longer wait...
Prefabricated Steel Panels Boost Quality and Construction Speed for Church
Photo Credit: SBS Group In order to meet the continued worker shortage, the construction industry is in need of new building solutions that require less labor. According to new research from the Associated Builders and Contractors of America (ABC), the...
Why Are We Still Building Homes Like It’s 1832?
The building method for wood-framed homes in the United States has changed little since the mid-1800s. Due to current construction methods, maintenance is often required after only a few decades for wood-framed homes. Today, new building methods and durable framing...
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